SY5 — Shrewsbury
The SY5 board covers Shrewsbury in Shropshire, built from 9,335 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £75,000 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £315,000, a 4.2× change. Peak momentum came in 2002, when the SY5 median climbed +27.3%. 1996 was the year the music stopped here: -10.7% on the median.
Median sold price in SY5
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £75,000 | 236 |
| 2000 | £95,000 | 294 |
| 2005 | £198,000 | 303 |
| 2010 | £230,000 | 184 |
| 2015 | £225,000 | 264 |
| 2020 | £299,995 | 366 |
| 2025 | £300,000 | 293 |
| 2026 | £315,000 | 44 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Minsterley (22% of local sales) — busiest streets: Ash Lea, Callow Crescent, Willow Park
- Pontesbury (20% of local sales) — busiest streets: Wray Drive, Brook Road, Linley Avenue
- Hanwood (11% of local sales) — busiest streets: Caradoc View, Weir Road, Atherton Rise
- Cross Houses (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: The Chestnuts, High Cross Avenue, Ridout Road
- Dorrington (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Main Road, The Maitlands, Limes Paddock
- Bowbrook (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Squinter Pip Way, Meadowbout Way, Whinberry Drive
- Ford (8% of local sales) — busiest streets: Quail Ridge, Compton Mews, Manor Crest
- Cressage (8% of local sales) — busiest streets: Severn Way, Cherry Arbor, Ashdale Road
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.